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AD ASTRA. | II.

( 'PLAYING WITH FIRE' )

"I don't know, it looks fine to me," Robbie said, stepping away from the hood of the van

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"I don't know, it looks fine to me," Robbie said, stepping away from the hood of the van.

"The engine caught fire," Daisy said.

"How is that not a dangerous problem?" Loghan asked. He turned to face the both of them from the other side of the open door.

"Maybe you should leave it alone, so you don't get hurt." He nodded the bandage around Loghan's arm. "Or smoked," he whispered. They stood there for a moment while he went to check out the inside. Daisy walked to the other side of the door and leaned in.

"You claim your victims earn that. Hard to verify all of them?" she asked subtly, making sure none of the other workers could hear. Loghan walked over to stand in front of her, but faced Robbie.

"Somehow you tracked me down," he said, his eyes never leaving his work.

"You'd be surprised at how easy it was," Loghan mumbled.

"Just to talk," Daisy said, glaring at her. "I figured you're either on the right side of things or you're—"

"Or what? Or else?" he paused, before looking back up at them. "You're out of your mind coming here. You may know who I am but you don't know me and what I'm capable of."

Loghan smiled, knowing what Daisy was going to do. "Funny you should mention that. I was just thinking of how many memories I have of you Reyes," Daisy said loudly. "Not this too cool for school version you've got going on now, but, the real you."

"He wasn't always the strong, silent type?" Canelo asked and the girls turned around.

"Well, I've known him since Crandle Elementary. He was always quiet, like he was hiding something," she said, a tiny laugh escaping her. Loghan saw Robbie shift uncomfortably in the car. "The two of us used to hit up the Moonraker arcade down in Little Tokyo. I remember we would just let Gabe and Loghan here play when we had to watch them. Isn't that right, Robbie?"

Said man looked up at her with a sort of silent anger. "Yes, it is," Daisy replied for him. "I've seen a side of him that most people haven't. We used to hang there everyday until your uncle would pick you up," she nodded as he moved closer. "How's he doing these days?"

Robbie leaned closer and said in a low voice, "You get lost. Or I'll get angry. So angry I may not remember what I do to you."

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"What do you want?" Robbie spat. They were in the back now, away from the Canelo and everyone else. 

"We looked into your kills. Some of them check out," Loghan said, stepping forward.

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